Kevin Durant decided to close all the stories about his injury. The new player of the Brooklyn Nets stated that the Golden State Warriors’ franchise had nothing to do with his torn Achilles. The player also wanted for everybody to know that the decision to go back on the floor against the Raptors was entirely his.
“I heard the Warriors pressured me into getting back. Nobody never said a word to me during rehab as I was coming back,”
Durant said.
In his address to the media, the first one on the injury matter, KD wanted to remove all the doubts and shit down all the stories regarding that unhappy episode.
He was bothered by the fact that everybody held GSW accountable for his current situation. But that is not the case. Simply, Durant doesn’t want to hear that story.
“Hell, no. How can you blame [the Warriors]? Hell, no.”
Knowing KD, it seems that his words are true. It really doesn’t make sense that anyone could force him into anything that he didn’t wish. Durant isn’t that type of guy. On the other side, he wanted that third ring, and at the time, he was posting arguably one of the best performances in the history of the playoffs.
Durant became the first guy to record 50-40-90 percent shooting, along with 30 buckets per night during the playoffs. To be precise, he had 32.3 points, 4.9 rebounds, and 4.5 assists. By far, he was the most important piece of Steve Kerr’s team, and that probably made all those people believe that the Warriors wanted his early comeback on the floor. The two-time NBA Finals MVP, doesn’t even want to talk about it.
“Nobody was responsible for it. It was just the game,” he said.
Even before the playoffs started, it was obvious that the player wants to leave Golden State. Several of his actions indicated such a development. The Brooklyn Nets offered him a four-year $164 million deal, which he accepted. His move was arranged previously with Kyrie Irving who also landed in New York, and them two would later persuade DeAndre Jordan to join the Nets.
This franchise is now one of the biggest favorites for winning the title in the upcoming years. Maybe not right away because Durant won’t play, but in the years after, the Nets will no doubt be a powerful force in the NBA.
From all seen so far, Durant wants to make his exit as peaceful as it can be. He has a bad experience with breakups, especially with the one when he decided to leave Oklahoma City. Back then, he was named “Snake” and was labeled as one of the most disliked players in the league. For some of the Warriors fans, the situation is similar now, and Durant’s decision is seen as a treacherous.
It is possible that because of all this, the 10-time All-Star wants to lower the tensions and remove the negative publicity surrounding him and his recovery.
